A quick show of hands, how many of us have a “Christmas” cactus withering away in our homes? With fascinating information, and some tender love and care, one of our La Plata County master gardeners, ...

Some of the holiday plants I wrote about last week have interesting stories. I wrote about our Christmas cactus; however, it is actually a Thanksgiving cactus. These normally bloom earlier than ...

I have a habit of buying cool-looking plants before understanding their care. Recently, I picked up a Christmas cactus. I would appreciate some guidance from someone with experience on how to grow it ...

There are three main holiday-blooming cacti: the Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata), the Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera × buckleyi), and the Easter cactus (Schlumbergera gaertneri). The ...

Christmas Cactus & Thanksgiving Cactus are some of my favorite houseplants. They're so long lived, I'm sure you've heard stories of them being passed down from one generation to the next! Well I was ...

Almost every grocery store or big box home store we walk into right now has a rack of what most people call Christmas cactus. But is it really a Christmas cactus or is it a Thanksgiving cactus? There ...

I have received several missives and have a co-worker with bragging rights about their Christmas cactuses already being in bloom. Remarkably enough, most say that they don’t employ any of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Christmas cactus comes from the tropical, mountainous forests of Brazil, not the dry deserts we usually associate with cacti.

If you want a holiday plant that can last for many years, the Christmas cactus might be the right choice for you! While poinsettias and amaryllis often get all the attention during the holiday season, ...